2-[2-(4-Nitro-phen-yl)hydrazinyl-idene]-1,3-diphenyl-propane-1,3-dione

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2011 Jul 1;67(Pt 7):o1587. doi: 10.1107/S1600536811021143. Epub 2011 Jun 4.

Abstract

In the mol-ecular structure of the title compound, C(21)H(15)N(3)O(4), the inter-planar angle between the benzoyl units is 89.7 (1)°. The corresponding angles between the phenyl-hydrazono and the benzoyl groups are 31.4 (3) and 60.8 (2)°, respectively. In the crystal, a strong resonance-assisted intra-molecular hydrogen bond (N-H⋯O) and a weak intra-molecular hydrogen bond (C-H⋯N) strongly affect the observed conformation of the mol-ecule. The crystal packing is determined by a strong inter-molecular hydrogen bond (N-H⋯O), giving rise to a helical chain along the a axis. In addition, two weak inter-molecular contacts (C-H⋯O) are observed.